“Hispanics have become a scapegoat to our problems when, in fact, they are a driver to the economy.” ~Congressman Joe Garcia

With an all-time high approval rate on the issue, the latest in technologically-sophisticated apps and programs working to help push the issue, and passionate advocates giving their all across the country, it’s easy to get frustrated about the lack of movement on the enactment of immigration reform legislation. After all, this isn’t just a partisan, or a Latino, or any specific group’s problem. This is, in the words of Alida García, Director of Coalitions and Policy at FWD.us, “an urgent economic issue that will fix our deficit by 900 billion dollars.”

To them, frustration is an unavoidable part of being in the fight, as Jimmy Hernandez pointed out, “Regardless of the frustrations, we realize that we need to keep moving forward, we need to keep applying pressure because we need this bill passed.” This in no way means they are taking a more relaxed approach. On the contrary, Rep. Joe García pointed out the urgency of matter for him and his colleagues: “We have to solve this now, in this congress, because whatever the President does can go away after a bad election.”

The message couldn’t be any clearer: 1) We must continue pushing and holding legislators accountable, 2) We must combine efforts and creativity to bring more awareness and stakeholders to the issue; and 3) WE MUST GET OUT THE VOTE!

I’ll leave you to develop your own personal takeaway when you watch the video, but here’s mine: We have a very narrow window to get any sort of legislation on immigration, so we better step it up.

Below is a list of resources you can get involved in to engage with these organizations and Rep. García. Let’s continue the push, together we can do this!